B-204009:
Aug 5, 1981
408 WAS THE ONLY BID RECEIVED. SINCE THE BID WAS SUBSTANTIALLY LOWER THAN THE GOVERNMENT'S ESTIMATE OF $15. WHERE A MISTAKE IN BID IS ALLEGED BEFORE AWARD. EXTEND TO PERMITTING THE BIDDER TO RECALCULATE THE BID TO INCLUDE FACTORS WHICH THE BIDDER DID NOT HAVE IN MIND WHEN THE BID WAS SUBMITTED. THE RECORD CLEARLY SHOWS THAT PAUL SCHMIDT'S REQUEST IS BASED ONLY ON THE FIRM'S RECALCULATION OF THE EF...